Canadian census
1986 Canadian census Country Canada Total population 25,309,331 ( 4.0%) Most populous province/territory Ontario (9,101,694)Least populous province/territory Yukon (23,504)
The 1986 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was June 3, 1986. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 25,309,331.[ 1] This was a 4.0% increase over the 1981 census of 24,343,181.[ 1]
The previous census was the 1981 census and the following census was in 1991 census .
Canada by the numbers [ edit ] A summary of information about Canada.
Total population
25,309,331
Dwellings
8,991,670
Men
12,485,650
Women
12,823,680
Average earnings
$23,265[ 2]
Population by province [ edit ]
Rank
Province or territory
Population as of 1986 census
Population as of 1981 census
Change
Percent change
1
Ontario
9,101,694
8,625,107
476,587
5.5
2
Quebec
6,532,461
6,438,403
94,058
1.5
3
British Columbia
2,883,367
2,744,467
138,900
5.1
4
Alberta
2,365,825
2,237,724
128,101
5.7
5
Manitoba
1,063,016
1,026,241
36,775
3.6
6
Saskatchewan
1,009,613
968,313
41,300
4.3
7
Nova Scotia
873,176
847,442
25,734
3.0
8
New Brunswick
709,442
696,403
13,039
1.9
9
Newfoundland and Labrador
568,349
567,681
688
0.1
10
Prince Edward Island
126,646
122,506
4,140
3.4
11
Northwest Territories
52,238
45,741
6,497
14.2
12
Yukon
23,504
23,153
351
1.5
Canada
25,309,331
24,343,181
966,150
4.0
National Special Pre-1871
1666 (New France)
1825 (Lower Canada)
1831 (Lower Canada)
1842 (Canada East)
1842 (Canada West)
1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick & Nova Scotia)
1861 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Is.)
1870 (Manitoba)
Early local
Quebec (1640–1880)
Acadia (1671–1763)
Newfoundland and Labrador (1671–1945) (1921 census )
Ontario (1719–1907)
Nova Scotia (1767–1838)
New Brunswick (1773–1848)
Prince Edward Is. (1787–1871)
Manitoba (1827–1856)
British Columbia (1870–1891)
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